The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1887-08-14
A RAILWAY INVESTIGATION.
Further From the GhatswOrth Disaster.

PORTLAND. Aug. 13.-Van B. Do
Lashmutt was thrown from his car.
riage last night and severely in.
jured: two of his ribs were broken
and his back was injured.
MUST REDUCE ONE HALF.
ALBANY, n. Y, Aug. 13-The Phe-
nix insurance company, of Brooklyn,
has been ordered by the state exami-
ners to reduce IFS capital one half.
THE PROSECUTION To BE PUSHED.
New YORK, Aug. 13.-A Washing
ton special TO the World says a state
ment In detail of the affairs of the
Pacific railroads has been prepared
by Major RedingtOn, with a view to
the prosecution OF both a criminal
and civil nature of the directors of
these companies and the recovery of
seventy five millions of dollars, ont of
which they are said to have swin1led
the government. The indications
are that the administration will push
the prosecution.
THE PITTSBURG FIRE.
PITTsBURG, Aug. 13.-The big fire
of last night was entirely under con-
tiol at 800 this1Aprning, but the en-
gines are still p!Sing on the ruins.
The buildings entirely destroyed We're
the Masonic temple, Hamilton block,
Campbell & Dicks carpet warehouse,
and a number of tenament houses.
The upper floors of Schmed x Fri
days magnificent nine-stOry struc-
tnre were gutted and the balance of
the buildings water soaked. The
Dispatch and PeRHy Press buildings
were badly damaged by water. Moth
ing definite about the loss is yet
known, but to-night's estimate of
81, 100000 is not exaggerated.
RESULT or CARELEsSSESS.
The latest investigation shows that
the fire originated in the carpet store
of IL. Hoffman, located in the eel
lar of the Masonic temple. 1t Is said
that a small party of gentlemen were
sitting in the upholstering depart
ment of HoltZman's establishment
when one of them lighted cigar and
thoughtlessly threw the lighted
match into a waste basket. The con-
tents of the basket were of
an inflammable character and in
few moments the entire room was
in a blaze. Efforts were at once
made to extinguish the flames, but
the light material burned so rapidly
that the fire was soon beyond con-
troi.
The CHATSwORTH HORROR.
CHICAGO. Aug. 13.-A special from
Chatsworth to-day TO the Chicago
EceniRg NeSrs says: Although up
to the present, the dead, including
the body taken from the wreck last
night, number not more than seventy
five, there is reasonable room for
the belief that there have been other
deaths-perhaps half-a-dozen-re-
sulting from the tragedy which can
not definitely be reported owing to the
and lack of system when
the bodies are being taken away.
Neither can a full list he presented
TO the public in the case of scores
whose injuries were light enough to
permit them to take the trains at
Chatsworth or Piper City at the first
and return home. The
official list of the wounded who have
been taken care OF here and at Piper
City does not at present show any
more than one hundred victims, but
there is no doubt whatever that many
more than that have been injured.
The coroner's inquest adjourned till
Tuesday afternoon after one witness
had been examined He was w. G.
Messler. grain dealer at Chatsworth.
The only thing noticeable about his
evidence was the statement that al
though he was one of the first at work
and remained there until the arrival
of the relief train he saw no inter
ference by anybody of any OF the
valuables of the victims.